Plants for Sunny Gardens
Make the most of a bright garden with fragrant lavender, flowering salvias, airy verbena and colourful perennials. Explore sun-loving plants for borders and patio pots, choosing for your soil, space and shelter.

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Aquilegia Spring Magic Navy and White
Aquilegia or Columbines are wonderful plants that flower from spring into summer. Perfect for the front of a herbaceous border and won't get too ta...
View full detailsAquilegia Spring Magic White 9cm
Summer flowering alpine.Pot size: 9cm
Arctotis Hannah 2 Litre
Alstroemeria ‘Summer Sky’ is a compact and floriferous perennial prized for its delicately marked blooms in cream to pale yellow, accented with lil...
View full detailsArctotis Heidi
Arctotis Heidi is a stunning herbaceous plant known for its radiant daisy-like blooms. This perennial is a favorite among gardeners for its cheerfu...
View full detailsArenaria White 9cm
Arenaria 'White' is a low-growing, mat-forming perennial known for its neat, cushion-like foliage and profusion of small, starry white flowers. Blo...
View full detailsArmeria 'Armada Pink' (9cm)
Armeria 'Armada Pink,' commonly referred to as Sea Thrift, is a charming perennial that flourishes in coastal landscapes and rock gardens. Its comp...
View full detailsArmeria maritima 'Armada Rose' (9cm)
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Armeria also known as sea thrift due to it's ability to thrive by the coast and not affected by salty coastal air. It thrives in well drained sandy...
View full detailsAstelia 'Red Shadow' 3 Litre
Astelia 'Red Shadow' is an architectural evergreen perennial with long, arching leaves in metallic shades of bronze, grey-green and copper-red. Its...
View full detailsAster 'Little Carlow' (2 Litre)
Aster 'Little Carlow' is a charming and compact perennial plant that adds a splash of color and beauty to garden landscapes. This variety of Aster ...
View full detailsAster 'Little Carlow' 2L
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Aster 'Little Carlow' is a beautiful and popular herbaceous perennial known for its charming blue-violet daisy-like flowers that bloom in late summ...
View full detailsAster Novi-Belgii 'Snow Cushion' (2 Litre)
Aster novi-belgii 'Snow Cushion' is an exquisite and charming perennial cultivar celebrated for its compact growth habit and profusion of pure whit...
View full detailsAstrantia m. 'Magical Red' 2L
Astrantia 'Magical Red' is a compact, clump-forming perennial producing rich burgundy-red pincushion flowers on slender stems above attractive divi...
View full detailsAstrantia major 'Moulin Rouge' 2L
Astrantia major 'Moulin Rouge' is a striking perennial that features dark, velvety-red blooms with a hint of burgundy, making it a favorite for cot...
View full detailsAubrieta 'Axcent Light Blue' (9cm)
Aubrieta 'Axcent Light Blue' is a serene and delicate ground cover plant that adds a touch of tranquility to various garden settings. With its soft...
View full detailsAutumn Raspberry 'Heritage' | Rubus idaeus 'Heritage' (2 Litre, Single Cane)
An autumn-fruiting raspberry producing red berries on the current season's canes, usually from late August into October. A sunny sheltered site imp...
View full detailsBerberis darwinii 3 Litre
Berberis darwinii, or Darwin's Barberry, is a dense evergreen shrub with glossy, holly-like leaves and masses of vivid orange-yellow flowers in spr...
View full detailsBlackberry 'Thornless Evergreen' | Rubus laciniatus 'Thornless Evergreen'
A vigorous thornless blackberry with deeply cut leaves and black berries in late summer and autumn. Foliage may persist in mild winters; provide a ...
View full detailsBlackberry Black Satin | Rubus 'Black Satin' - Thornless
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Rubus 'Black Satin' is a variety of blackberry that is prized for its large, juicy fruit and lack of thorns. The berries are a deep, glossy black a...
View full detailsBlackcurrant 'Ben Nevis' | Ribes nigrum
Blackcurrant 'Ben Nevis' is a reliable fruiting shrub producing generous crops of glossy black berries with a rich, sharp-sweet flavour. It is well...
View full detailsBlackcurrant 'Malling Jet' | Ribes nigrum
Blackcurrant 'Malling Jet' is a traditional late-cropping variety with vigorous growth and long strings of glossy black fruit. Its later harvest he...
View full detailsBlackcurrant Ben Nevis | Ribes nigrum 'Ben Nevis'
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Ribes nigrum 'Ben Nevis' is a cultivar of the blackcurrant plant, known for its juicy and flavorful berries. The berries have a deep purple-black c...
View full detailsBluebeard 'Heavenly Blue' | Caryopteris × clandonensis 'Heavenly Blue' (3 Litre)
Caryopteris × clandonensis 'Heavenly Blue' is a compact deciduous shrub valued for its aromatic grey-green foliage and rich blue flowers in late su...
View full detailsBlueberry 'Bluecrop' | Vaccinium corymbosum 'Bluecrop' (2 Litre, 4 Canes)
A dependable mid-season blueberry with blue berries, spring flowers and colourful autumn leaves. Supplied as a four-cane plant for an acidic border...
View full detailsBlueberry 'Jersey' | Vaccinium corymbosum 'Jersey' (2 Litre)
A vigorous blueberry with sweet blue berries later in the summer, spring flowers and red autumn foliage. Allow space for a substantial mature bush....
View full detailsBuild a sunny border with colour and texture
Repeat lavender, Nepeta or compact salvias along the front of a border, then add Achillea, Echinacea or Rudbeckia for flowering colour. Verbena brings light, airy height, while Festuca adds fine-textured foliage and low sedums suit free-draining edges. Plan flowering times and mature sizes before combining plants. A sunny site can still have damp or heavy soil: match each plant to its preferred moisture and drainage, and check hardiness for more tender salvias and French lavender. Explore our cottage, coastal and seasonal collections below, or bring garden photos to our horticulturists in Clondalkin for advice.
Check how much direct sun reaches the planting area through the day, allowing for shade from trees and buildings.
Group plants with similar needs. Lavender and sea thrift need good drainage; Helenium and Rudbeckia appreciate moisture-retentive soil that drains well.
Compare flowering months and combine different heights. Water new plants while they establish and check patio pots regularly in warm weather.
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